Waterfowl

This video from the USA says about itself: 31 March 2018 A sampling of wading birds, waterfowl and shorebirds on a drive through Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge near Kennedy Space Center, Florida. There are around 300 species of birds at the wildlife refuge the most commonly seen on the wildlife drive are herons and […]

This 10 February 2018 video shows brent geese in the surf near the Brouwersdam causeway in the Netherlands. See also here. Related articles Secret seaside: the wild dune beaches of the Netherlands Guillemot and long-tailed duck

High-flyer. The humble Mallard has been recorded flying at speeds of up to 55 miles per hour – slightly faster than the average speed of most waterfowl. While the Mallard does not typically fly at altitudes greater than 10,000 feet, in 1962 one was struck and killed by an airliner flying at 21,000 feet – […]